Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Our Our ambition operations Google uses energy, natural resources, and products Our work on sustainability sta爀琀ed with our own operations, and we’ve worked hard and services to build our workplaces, data centers, and to lead by example, with the ultimate goal consumer hardware products. At the end of 2022, we had of driving larger systems change. We set o昀케ces and data centers in roughly 200 cities and nearly 60 countries around the world. We also had two retail ambitious sustainability goals. We share the stores, both in New York City. innovations we create and the lessons we learn with others, so we can help accelerate The products and services that our customers and users the global transition to a low-carbon and rely on—like Gmail, Google Cloud, Search, and YouTube— sustainable future. are powered by our data centers and networking infrastructure. At the end of 2022, we had 28 Google- owned and -operated data center campuses across 24 We’re working to drive sustainability across our operations  65 data center locations on four continents, as well as more in four key ways: accelerating the transition to a net-zero than 30 Google Cloud regions. In addition to our Google- carbon future, advancing water stewardship, building a owned and -operated data centers, we use additional circular economy, and protecting nature and biodiversity. third-pa爀琀y-operated data centers as well. We work worldwide with suppliers that suppo爀琀 our business and operations, including hardware manufacturing and indirect services. Through our Supplier Responsibility program, we collaborate with stakeholders across our supply chain to uphold our high standards for protecting workers and the environment. Google’s data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium. 32